When trying to connect to the SystemLink server from a windows machine, I get the following error: "The NI Salt-Minion Service could not be started." Up to this point I've been working on Win 7 machines and have installed the SystemLink client just fine on nearly a dozen computers. Just recently I got a Win 10 computer to start checking SW deployments and this error was the result of trying to connect to the SystemLink server. In fact I have two Win 10 computers and both have the same issue. My firewall settings are the same from Win 7 to Win 10 (as in off). I installed SystemLink client 18.1 from NI Package Manager. My SystemLink server is currently running 17.5. I tried looking at the running services per this post but the file NationalInstruments.SmConsole.exe is not at the prescribed location. Are there any known issues with running the SL client on Win 10? Has the method to view running services changed? How can I ensure the services are started?

Just wanted to follow up for everyone else that this issue was fixed in SystemLink 18.1.1. The client is successfully connecting to the server, but the data is failing to update in MongoDB. Upgrading the server to 18.1.1 should resolve the issue.

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Confirmed! Updating the server to 18.1.1 fixed the issue.

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